Detachable heel.



A. BECKELMAN.

DETACHABLE HEEL.

APPLICATION FILED APR. I6, |915. 1,175,684. Patented Mar.14,1916.

| llllllllllr/lf Il A'BRAHAM BECKELMAN, OE NEW YORK, N. Y.

DETACHABLE HEEL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. it, i916.

application mea april 1e, 1915. seran No. 21,733.

i' resident of thel city of New York, Iborough tachable nected to the is formed square so thatthe corners 9 will' project intothe rubber fsection"5as shown means, as

of the Bronx, in the county of Brom; and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Detachable Heel, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This' invention relates to heels for shoes and particularly to what is known as a deheel, and has for an object the pro vision offen-improved `arrangement of securing means whereby the heel may lbe quickly andeasily applied and removedand lwhen applied will beheld rigidly in place.

nother object in view is to provide a detachable or removable heel section and means for holding the same-in place, the arrangen ment being such that a single retaining mem ber-is sufficient. y

, lAnother objectof the invention is to provide a removable or detachable heel section t and-*arrange a reinforcing member therein 25 place when 1n use.

which will assist in 'retaining the heel in In the accompanying drawings z--Figure 1 is a fragmentary sectionalyiew through part of a shoe and heel embidying the invention; Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of the heel sho'wn 1n Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is an inverted perspective view of the removable section of the heel shown in Fig. l; Fig. 4 is an inverted perspective view oi the heel a detached or open positiongFig. 5 is a section through Fig. l on line 5-5.

Referring lto the accompanying drawings by numerals, 1 indicates a shoe of any' desired kind provided with a heel section 2 of substantially the usual construction. Con? same being or instance a number of screws 4. A heel section 5 of rubber is adapted to be arranged on section 2, as shown in Fig. 1, and held in place by a securing bolt 6, which bolt extends through plate 3 and through' part of section 5 so as to receive the retaining nut 7 It will be observed that the bolt 6 1s provided with a squared section 8so that thebolt cannot rotate, and thatvnut 7 more particularly'in Fig. 2. IThis will prevent any accidental loosening ofthenut. YThe section 5 is formed with'a pluralityA BEGKEL- heel section 2 is a plate 3,'.the, held in place by any suitable of depressions or vacuum cups 10 for assiste ing in preventing slipping. It will be noticed, especially in Fig. 3, that the rubber section 5 is provided with a dexible reinforcing plate 11 which is bowed both longitudinally and transversely. There is arranged a small'section 12 of rubber between nut 7 and the reinforcing plate l1 whereby the plate is notr exposed to the weather and other undesirable conditions.

The plate 3 secured to section 2 isI formed of any desired material, as for instance metal, and is of an appreciable thickness so as l,to fit into the recess or socket 13 in the sectio-n 5 and act as means forpreventin the rotation of said section. Thi'sis very esirable as. there is only one retaining member, namely., bolt 6, which would not be sutcient to prevent the rotation of section 5. It is evident that the plate 3 could be of any suitable size but must tit with; reasonable accuracy the recess 13 sp as to insure the section 5 against movement.

lt will be observed that thereis no adhesive for holding the rubber ysection in= place and that there is provided only one retaining member, namely, bolt 6, which maythe same may be properly tightened. 1t is. evident that' either form of nut could be' used without departing from the spirit of the invention. However, a nut having some form of proJecting corners 9 is desirable-as the same insures against accidental removal lof the nut.

l. 1n a heel or' the character described, a fixed or permanent section, a metallic plate fixed to said permanent section and projectu ing -thereirom, ,`said plate having asquared *opening therein, a bolt having a squared portion, said boltprojecting through said opening in such a manner that the squared portion will fit said squared opening, a delos tachable resilient section fitting on said per-` f manent section and arranged so that said bolt will project .partiallyl therethrough,- said detachable section hav ng a ,recess for acconcmiodatingA said plate, and lmeans en- 'gagging lsaid bolt for clampingsaid resilient sect1on 1n position, vsaid lreans being formed I with projections extending intosaid resili- -ent sectionand thereby locked against accidental movement.

-. 2. In a heel of the character described, a

. fixed or permanent section, a metallic plate tially through said resilient section, said secured to said fixed or permanent section, a e detachable resilient section, said detachable resilient section being provided with a metallic reinforcing p ate embedded therein. and with an aperture extending there. l through including said metallic plate, al

clamping screw held in i place by the plate secured to the iXed section extending parscrew being 'arrangedin the aperture in said reslllent section, and a nut havlng'corners 'arranged in said aperture so that the corners will project into the material of said resilient setionwhile the nut is threaded on to said screw, the material of said resilient section .preventing the .reverse rotation of /said nut. A 4

In testimony 'whereof I have signed my naine to this specification in the presence' of two subscribing witnesses. A

A e ABRAHAM ECKELMAN. Witnesseszf A v A. L. KITCH'IN,' A vPHiLIP D. RoLLHAUs; 

